Publications & Recognitions

Some of our key Recognitions, Publications, research papers, thought-leadership and opinion pieces etc.

1. Designed and developed CarbonShunya v2.0:

   CarbonShunya is India’s 1st tool that can measure and mitigate the Carbon footprint of consumer transactions in real-time, at the time of purchase. Designed and developed CarbonShunya v2.0 based on advanced environmental and economic modelling in collaboration with eminent climate economists globally, including from Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research, Germany and Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, 2022.

2. CarbonShunya has received Dual Certification from Accredited Energy Auditor as well as Certified Energy Manager from Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India.

3. Research paper on the methodology and framework of CarbonShunya in the prestigious Environmental Research Letters:

   D Nahar, H Unni, P Verma, “Enabling sustainable consumer choices with CarbonShunya: India’s first solution to measure and mitigate carbon impact of consumer transactions in real-time”, Environmental Research Letters, Volume 19, Number 11, Oct 2024;

   Access at: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad7a8f

4. Designed and developed India’s 1st certified Carbon Calculator in the form of a vibrant multimedia application, namely the Yo!Green Carbon calculator in 2012, which was launched at Vigyan Bhawan during Petrotech 2012 organised under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. This was a large-scale collaborative effort in which we involved students from various engineering colleges and subject matter experts.

5. Published a paper on the methodology and framework of the Yo! Green Carbon Calculator (1st generation of CarbonShunya) in “Carbon Management” journal published by Taylor & Francis in partnership with the Green House Gas Management Institute, USA:

   Devender Nahar, Piyush Verma, “Shaping public behavior and green consciousness in India through the ‘Yo!Green’ Carbon Footprint Calculator”, Carbon Management, 2018.

   Access at https://doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2018.1435960

CarbonShunya hybrid Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) model:

Op-eds/Blogs:

1. Five powerful lessons from India’s electrification success for ‘Mission 300’, DD News, New Delhi, India, March 2, 2025

2. Why Legal identity is crucial to global climate and energy crisis (Digitalization offers a pathway to bridge the global identity gap), United Nations Development Programme, New York, May 15, 2024.

3. Reimagining Energy Governance for a Just Energy Transition, United Nations Development Programme, New York, May 4, 2023

4. Energy Governance: Four Ways to Succeed, United Nations Development Programme, New York, October 25, 2022

5. Can people’s behaviour change for better?, Times of India, New Delhi, India, January 5, 2022

6. What energy communities mean and what are they critical, Munster Express, Ireland, March 10, 2021

7. How can we reduce heating bills for those working from home?, RTE Brainstorm, Ireland, September 24, 2020

8. Energy consumption from working at home ‘must be sustainable’, Irish Examiner, Ireland, June 23, 2020

9. Here’s how climate change is damaging one small pacific island, RTE Brainstorm, Ireland, August 19, 2019

10. Looking to India to help Ireland achieve its 183-point climate action plan, Irish Examiner, Ireland, August 16, 2019

11. Perceive, Promote and Protect – 3 ways energy policymakers can fast-track blockchain innovation and implementation, World Energy Council News, London, July 22, 2019

12. “The worst in Europe”: Ireland’s climate and energy to-do list, RTE Brainstorm, Ireland, May 14, 2019

13. How to put citizens at the heart of energy policy decisions, RTE Brainstorm, Ireland, September 5, 2018

Commentaries/Interviews/ Radio Interviews:

1. Mass mobilisation of Irish society’ needed to embrace retrofitting over coming decade, Irish Times, April 27, 2021

2. Climate focus to recovery can create jobs, Irish Examiner, March 5, 2021

3. Ireland set to exceed pre-pandemic emissions as economy picks up, Irish Examiner, March 4,2021

4. Don’t lag behind on saving energy — get insulating, The Sunday Times, UK, December 13, 2020

5. Tyndall’s IERC outline recommendations to achieve Ireland’s ambitious target of 600,000 domestic heat pumps by 2030, Irish Tech News, November 24, 2020

6. Incentives needed for heat pump to take off, Irish Examiner, Ireland, November 24, 2020

7. Time for new heat systems for home working, Irish Examiner, Ireland, June 24, 2020

8. Living Leeside: From Indian village with no electricity to Cork Scientist tackling Climate Change Echo Live, Ireland, March 8, 2020 Piyush Verma, Phd

9. Futureproof’s 10th Anniversary Climate Action Special, Newstalk, Ireland, November 16, 2019

10. How do Ireland’s green credentials measure up, RTE Brainstorm, Ireland, September 10, 2019

11. Is it time to give nuclear power a chance, RTE Radio 1, Ireland, August 23, 2019

12. We need to lead technology, not let technology lead us, Modern Diplomacy, May 17, 2019

Authored/Co-Authored Policy Reports

1. Powering the Future: Risk Governance for a Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Energy System, United Nations Development Programme, November 2024

2. Governance Policy of Digitalization in the Energy Sector, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, September 2024

3. Innovative Governance for a Just Energy Transition, United Nations Development Programme, June 2024

4. Just Energy Transition: Governance Needs and Implications, Discussion Paper for COP28, UNDP, December 2023

5. Strengthening Energy Governance for a Just Energy Transition, United Nations Development Programme, November 2023

6. Policy Discussion: Challenges of Big Data Analytics Driven Demand Side Management, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, September 2022

7. Digitalisation: Enabling the New Phase of Energy Efficiency, A policy discussion paper prepared for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, September 2020

8. Creating Shared Value for All: The Multiple Benefits of Residential Renovation Wave in Ireland, A Policy Paper to the Government of Ireland, 2021

9. Five Steps to Energy Storage, published by World Energy Council, London, 2020

10. Heat Pump Technology: Best Practices and Policy Solutions for Ireland, A Policy Paper to the Government of Ireland, 2020

11. “Localising the Grand Transition: Enabling Citizen Participation and Encompassing Local Government”, published by World Energy Council, 2020

12. EuroHeat: Low-Carbon Heating Strategy Review of Selected European Countries, A Policy Paper to the Government of Ireland, 2019

13. "Blockchain in Energy: Evolution or Revolution?" published by World Energy Council, London, 2018

14. "World Energy Trilemma Index 2018", published by World Energy Council, London.

Journal/Conference Publications:

1. D Nahar, H Unni, P Verma, “Enabling sustainable consumer choices with CarbonShunya: India’s first solution to measure and mitigate carbon impact of consumer transactions in real-time”, Environmental Research Letters, Volume 19, Number 11, Oct 2024, Access at: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad7a8f

2. F Heymann, T Milojevic, A Covatariu, P Verma, “Digitalization in Decarbonizing Electricity Systems – Phenomenon, Regional Aspects, stakeholders, Use Cases, Challenges, and Policy Options, Energy, Volume 262, Part B, January 2023, DOI:

   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125521

3. Abhi Chatterjee, Alan Brent, Ramesh Raydu, Piyush Verma, “Microgrids for Rural Schools: An Energy Education Accord to Curb Societal Challenges for Sustainable Rural Developments“ International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, Issue 3, Volume 8, pp 231-241, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.14710/ijred.8.3.231-241

4. Asma Khatoon, Piyush Verma, Jo Southernwood, Beth Massey, Peter Corcoran, “Blockchain in Energy Efficiency: Potential Applications and Benefits” Energies 12(17), 3317, 2019, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en12173317

5. Beth Massey, Piyush Verma, Shafi Khadem, “Citizen Engagement as a Business Model for Smart Energy Communities” 5th International Symposium on Environment-Friendly Energies and Applications (EFEA), 24-26 September 2018, Rome, Italy, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/EFEA.2018.8617063

6. Latha Murugesan, Rashina Hoda, Zoran Salcic, Piyush Verma, “Policy Recommendations to Induce Behavioral Changes through Interactive Energy Visualization”, IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT ASIA), IEEE, 22-25 May 2018, Singapore, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2018.8467776

7. Piyush Verma, Brian O’Regan, Barry Hayes, Subhasis Thakur, John G. Breslin, “EnerPort: Irish Blockchain Project for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading”, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42162-018-0057-8

8. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, Alan C. Brent “Improving the Energy Efficiency of the New Zealand Economy: A Policy Comparison with other Renewable-Rich Countries “, Energy Policy, Volume 122, pp 506-517, Nov 2018, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.08.002

9. Devender Nahar, Piyush Verma, “Shaping public behavior and green consciousness in India through the ‘Yo!Green’ Carbon Footprint Calculator”, Carbon Management, 2018

10. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, Faizal Hafiz, Ankur Mishra, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Probing the Impact of Voltage Sags and Swells on Energy-Efficient LED Streetlights”, 7th IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT ASIA), IEEE, 4-7 December 2017, Auckland, New Zealand. DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378462

11. Afzal Sikander, Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Design of Controller Using Reduced Order Modelling for LED Driver Circuit”, 7th IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT ASIA), IEEE, 4-7 December 2017, Auckland, New Zealand. DOI: 10.1109/ISGT-Asia.2017.8378455

12. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Myths and Facts of Dual-Frequency Operation of LED Lamps”, IEEE TENCON 2017, 5-8 November 2017, Penang, Malaysia. DOI: 10.1109/TENCON.2017.8227919

13. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Light Emitting Diode Electronics, Harmonic Issues, and Augmenting Standard”, IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp150-156, IEEE, October 2017. DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2017.2714280

14. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Demand Side Management Perspective on the Interaction between Non-Ideal Grid and Residential LED lamps”, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Volume 23, pp93-103, Elsevier, October 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2017.08.002

15. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “LED Electronics, Harmonic Issues and augmenting Standard (Sub-title: Can Consumers Help Manage Harmonic Emissions?)”, 35th IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), pp1-6, IEEE, 8-10 January 2017, Las Vegas, USA. DOI: 10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889282

16. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, and Afzal Sikander, “Design of PID Controller Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Buck-Boost Converter of LED Driver Circuit”, IEEE Annual Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC), pp1-4, IEEE, 5-8 December 2016, Auckland, New Zealand. DOI: 10.1109/SPEC.2016.7846102

17. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “CFL to LED Transition: An Analysis from Harmonics Perspective”, IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON), pp1-6, IEEE, 28 September – 1 October 2016, Wollongong, Australia. DOI: 10.1109/POWERCON.2016.7754034

18. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Power Quality Impacts during CFL to LED Transition”, Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), pp1-6, IEEE, 25-28 September 2016, Brisbane, Australia. DOI: 10.1109/AUPEC.2016.7749339

19. Piyush Verma, Nitish Patel, and Nirmal-Kumar C. Nair, “Investigation of Existing Technological Challenges to Energy Efficient LED Lighting System”, 3rd International Sustainable Development Conference (SDC), pp173-179, ISBN: 978-86-87043-30-5, 5-7 July 2015, Bangkok, Thailand.

20. Piyush Verma, Alka Verma, Anupam Agnihotri, “India’s Initiatives on Improving Energy Efficiency in Aluminium Industries”, Asia Pacific Journal of Energy & Environment, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp 215-223, 2014. DOI: 10.15590/apjee

21. Piyush Verma, Mrinal Saurabh Bhaskar, Alka Verma, “Agricultural DSM in India: Overview and Way Forward”, International Journal of Advances of Engineering Science and Technology, ISSN 2319-1120, Volume 2, Issue 2, 275-280, 2013. Related URL

22. Anamika Singh and Piyush Verma, “Challenges in Cementing Energy Efficiency Through Smart Grid in India”, World Conference on Advances in Communication and Control System, pp 252- 256, 2013. Related URL

23. Anamika Singh and Piyush Verma, “Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD): Global Conjunction in Energy Efficiency”, World Conference on Advances in Communication and Control System, pp 257-262, 2013. Related URL

24. Piyush Verma, Alka Verma, Mrinal Saurabh Bhaskar, “Indian Energy Saving Certificate (ESCert) Scheme towards Addressing Climate Change Issues”, International Journal of Environmental Science: Development and Monitoring (IJESDM), ISSN 2231-1289, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp 32-35, 2013. Related URL

25. Piyush Verma, Alka Verma, Mrinal Saurabh Bhaskar, “Indian Textile Industries towards Energy Efficiency Movement”, International Journal of Environmental Science: Development and Monitoring (IJESDM), ISSN 2231-1289, Volume 4, Issue 3, pp 36-39, 2013. Related URL

26. Piyush Verma and Sandeep Garg, “Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Mechanism: Energy Efficiency from Potential to Reality”, National Conference on Green Energy Alternatives for Rural and Urban Development, India International Centre, New Delhi, India, 8th&9th November 2011.

27. Piyush Verma and Bablu Singh, “LED Lighting: Energy Solution for A Green India”, Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends and Technological Advances in LED Lighting System, pp II 40-44, Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore, India, 13th& 14th December 2010.

28. Shailendra Kumar Bhaskar, Yogesh Kumar Nayak, Piyush Verma and A. K. Singh, “A Novel Approach for Power Quality Improvement Using Active Filters”, Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Trends in Management, Technology & Environment, pp 424-430, Muzaffarnagar, India, 28 & 29 Nov 2009.

29. Piyush Verma, B. C. Maji and S. B. L. Seksena, “Particle Swarm Optimization Trained ANN Based Differential Relay”, Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Trends in Management, Technology & Environment, pp 418-424, Muzaffarnagar, India, 28 & 29 Nov, 2009.